detribalize
verb (used with object)
to cause to lose tribal allegiances and customs, chiefly through contact with another culture.
detribalization
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a word derived from
detribalize.
Example Sentences
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Rapid urbanization has hastened the process of detribalization, but this has created an entirely new set of problems.
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